Build a safe house in a bizarre world

Outside the village, there are mountains of bizarre corpses and grotesque, ear-piercing roars—a hellish scene that could shatter the sanity of ordinary people.

The fearless youth still rushed out.

Yu Niu charged toward the middle bone arrow tower, which had already fallen silent, at top speed.

He threw away the knife and axe in his hand, suddenly bent down, and braced his hands against the edge of the wooden cart behind him, which was piled with strange corpses.

"ah--!!"

He mustered all his strength, veins bulging on his neck, teeth clenched, and feet digging into the ground, trying to push the heavy, slippery cart forward little by little.

His heart pounded wildly in his chest, the sound of his blood rushing almost drowning out the roars around him.

This was a feeling of intense heartbeat, fear, and inexplicable excitement that he had never experienced in his seventeen years.

The putrid, bloody stench assaulted his nostrils, churning his stomach and making him almost vomit. The roars so close at hand made his eardrums ache.

From the depths of his bloodline, a primal, instinctive fear of the strange race surged forth and took over his mind.

He could even clearly see a swift and eerie creature stepping over a pile of its own kind of corpses, about to cross the defensive line. Its scarlet eyes were fixed on him, and its blood-red maw, filled with fangs, was open.

The shadow of death has never been so clear, so close!

No refunds!

Yu Niu lowered his head and poured all his will and strength into his arms that were pushing the wooden plank.

Because he knew that more than thirty pairs of eyes behind him were looking at him with expectation, trust, and even admiration.

At this moment, what rests on our shoulders is the hope that the entire village can get through the night safely and that they can reap an even greater harvest!

He, Yu Niu, finally gained recognition and finally lived out his own value.

He can't back down!

"Get moving!!"

He forced out a low, beast-like growl, his eyes bulging and veins throbbing on his forehead.

He kicked two deep dents into the soil beneath his feet.

The plank finally moved forward an inch!

This tiny movement was like breaking free of shackles, exploding from the depths of Yu Niu's heart!

The instinctive fear was forcibly suppressed by this burst of will.

At this moment, he felt that he was no longer that ordinary refugee boy!

He continued to exert force, tensing all his muscles to their limit.

With a click, the wooden cart finally came to a stop at the base of the Bone Arrow Tower!

However, the ghostly fire in the skull's eyes was slowly beginning to reignite, and it had not yet been able to fire an arrow.

The "Wandering Ghost" had already climbed to the top of the pile of corpses, looking down at the slightly swaying Devouring Ghost Flower, its eyes filled only with greed for the living Yu Niu, and it was about to pounce down.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at this moment.

Inside the room, everyone who was watching this scene with bated breath felt as if their hearts had stopped beating, and their minds went blank.

The eerie, blood-stained claws had already been raised!

At this critical moment of life and death, Yu Niu straightened his back.

As he faced the approaching shadow, a slow, upward curve appeared at the corner of his mouth amidst the endless, eerie roars in the background.

It wasn't a convulsion of fear, but more like a contemptuous laugh, a silent provocation.

You're nothing special!

Inside the room, Jiang Ning's pupils contracted sharply. Just as the sharp claws were about to touch Yu Niu's face, he squeezed out a single word through his teeth:

"shoot!!"

"Pfft—!!"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the charging connection was finally completed.

A piercingly white bone arrow suddenly shot out from the skull of the arrow tower, carrying a sharp whistling sound as it pierced the head of the "Wandering Ghost" with perfect accuracy!

Black blood splattered!

The eerie forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, the entire corpse flying backward due to the immense impact of the bone arrow.

He was then pinned to the ground less than three steps in front of Yu Niu!

The arrow's fletching continued to tremble.

Immediately afterwards, the bone arrow tower, now fully charged, unleashed a barrage of bone arrows, sniping any remaining survivors attempting to breach the defenses.

Yu Niu tilted his head slightly, looked at the strange corpse nailed to his feet, and then raised his foot without hesitation, stomping heavily on the hideous head!

Then, he turned around, facing the door where Jiang Ning was through the darkness, and grinned carelessly, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth.

The boy's smile, set against the backdrop of darkness and mountains of corpses and seas of blood, appeared exceptionally bright and pure.

It seemed to be saying to Jiang Ning: Young Master, I did it! This damn thing is no match for you!

Through the wooden door, Jiang Ning saw his smile, and her tense nerves finally relaxed. She returned a silent chuckle.

Behind them, the villagers, who had been on tenterhooks, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Thank goodness! Thank goodness we made it in time!

But Yu Niu had no intention of retreating to the safe house.

He looked around and saw that the spare ammunition for the other four arrow towers was also unable to be refilled.

He turned around and walked without hesitation toward the next arrow tower.

Just as he was about to bend down again and push the plank with all his might—

"Creak..."

Not far behind him, a wooden door was suddenly pulled open and then quickly closed.

Erhu, equally dark-skinned and sturdy, gripped his iron fork tightly, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward, standing firmly beside Yu Niu.

He didn't say anything, but simply nodded emphatically to Yu Niu.

then--

"Creak!"

"Creak!"

Several more wooden doors opened and closed in succession.

Three or four spirited young men, each holding a simple farm tool, stepped forward with red eyes.

They looked at each other without saying much, only exchanging tacit understanding and recognition between men.

Then, several young men bent down at the same time, bracing their shoulders against the heavy wooden cart.

With the combined efforts of many people, the wooden cart moved forward much more easily than Yu Niu could do alone, and steadily held the base of the arrow tower.

In this night of boundless terror and death, accompanied by countless eerie roars, these young people, who had once been afraid and hesitant, resolutely chose to step forward.

They may still be afraid and their hands and feet may feel weak, but that cannot stop their dedication to the village.

Inside the room, Jiang Ning watched this scene, looking at the young people, and felt a pang of sadness, followed by a surge of relief and pride.

This is the person Jiang Ning wants to protect, and this is the person who deserves to be his soldier in this dark world!

He turned to look at Wang Fu beside him and saw that the old butler was also clenching his fists tightly, his eyes were slightly red, and his body was leaning forward slightly, as if he also wanted to rush out like those young people.

Jiang Ning reached out and gently pressed his shoulder, nodding to him.

Wang Fu took a deep breath and nodded emphatically in response.

Both men recognized the courage of these young people.

There is such a spirit, and such people who are willing to fight for their homeland.

What's there to be afraid of?

Kill as many as they come!

Soon, the spare skeletons of all five bone arrow towers were successfully pushed to the base of the towers, and the charging connection was re-established.

At Jiang Ning's signal, the young men stopped fighting and quickly retreated to their respective houses, closing the doors tightly.

Yu Niu picked up the sword and axe from the ground, and took one last look at the strange tide outside the defensive line, which was still surging but whose momentum had been clearly thwarted by the arrow towers' firepower. His fighting spirit remained undiminished.

But he could not disobey his young master's orders, so he quickly retreated back to Jiang Ning's room.

"Bang!"

The door closed.

Yu Niu leaned against the wooden door, his chest heaving, but he couldn't help but smile with his chubby, tiger-like face.

Jiang Ning stepped forward, without saying anything like "good job" or "hard work," but simply reached out and patted him firmly on his sweaty shoulder.

Then, looking into the boy's eyes, he nodded emphatically again.

The mutual respect between men needs no further explanation!

The night was still long.

The eeriness continued to emerge sporadically from the shadows, but the five bone arrow towers sniped them one by one outside the defensive line.

The pile of corpses along the defensive line grew higher and higher, almost forming a natural low wall, further hindering the subsequent eerie attacks.

Outside the village, various bits of flesh and blood were scattered everywhere, and the stench was overwhelming.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

The number of bone arrows from the arrow tower slowly decreased again, but the number of strangely arriving arrows also decreased sharply.

In the latter half of the night, only a few sporadic strange creatures could occasionally rush out from the direction of the withered forest, but as soon as they stepped into the edge of the altar's territory, they were mercilessly pierced by bone arrows.

The roars outside the village gradually thinned out, until only the howling wind and the occasional chilling, subtle wriggling sounds from the pile of corpses remained.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but his ears were always perked up, listening to the sounds outside.

When the chilling roar subsided and only deathly silence remained, he slowly opened his eyes, peered through the crack in the door, and gazed at the distant horizon.

In the east, the first light of dawn was already appearing.

The sky was finally about to brighten.

Although the night was full of twists and turns and some close calls, it was ultimately passed without any major incidents.

Although the number of strange creatures was large, it was still within Jiang Ning's expectations, and he was unable to cross the line.

It can be said that this was the first time Jiangning had truly protected the village, preventing any strange creature from entering it. In fact, it could be said that they had temporarily dispelled the strange creatures in the area, winning a complete victory.

A feeling of exhaustion mixed with relief washed over Jiang Ning, and he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He stood quietly behind the door, like a statue, waiting for the true dawn.

Finally, the pale white of the sky was tinged with gold, and a blazing sun leaped over the eastern mountain ridge.

A new day has begun!

The eerie, lingering chill quickly melted and dissipated, like ice and snow scorched by the sun.

This land, ruled by darkness all night, should temporarily change its masters.

Jiang Ning pushed open the door first, followed closely by Wang Fuyu, who stood silently behind him.

Then, one by one, the wooden doors were opened.

The villagers also came out one after another. They did not cheer or make a fuss, but spontaneously and quietly gathered behind Jiang Ning, following and looking up at his back.

Jiang Ning stood quietly and straight, facing east, towards the rising sun.

He slowly opened his arms, as if to embrace this hard-won light.

Everyone behind him followed his movement, raising their heads to look at the blazing sun that dispelled darkness and fear.

That was the true dawn that arrived on this barren land ravaged by the bizarre.

Meanwhile, the light on the top of the altar in the village dimmed again.

[Remaining time until completely extinguished: 2 days]